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Unscored CVE-2023-52516 EUVD-2023-57141GHSA-4jr3-hwqp-2vq3

dma-debug: don't call __dma_entry_alloc_check_leak() under free_entries_lock

Published Mar 2, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.15 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.4 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-6.5 Package: linux-aws-fips Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.15 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.4 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-6.5 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-azure-fips Package: linux-bluefield Package: linux-fips Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.4 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-6.5 Package: linux-gcp-fips Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.15 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.4 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-ibm-5.15 Package: linux-ibm-5.4 Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-intel-iotg Package: linux-intel-iotg-5.15 Package: linux-iot Package: linux-kvm Package: linux-lowlatency Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia-tegra Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-igx Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oem-6.5 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.15 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.4 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-oracle-6.5 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-5.4 Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.15 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-vmware Package: linux-xilinx-zynqmp Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

dma-debug: don't call __dma_entry_alloc_check_leak() under free_entries_lock

__dma_entry_alloc_check_leak() calls into printk -> serial console
output (qcom geni) and grabs port->lock under free_entries_lock
spin lock, which is a reverse locking dependency chain as qcom_geni
IRQ handler can call into dma-debug code and grab free_entries_lock
under port->lock.

Move __dma_entry_alloc_check_leak() call out of free_entries_lock
scope so that we don't acquire serial console's port->lock under it.

Trimmed-down lockdep splat:

The existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #2 (free_entries_lock){-.-.}-{2:2}:
_raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x60/0x80
dma_entry_alloc+0x38/0x110
debug_dma_map_page+0x60/0xf8
dma_map_page_attrs+0x1e0/0x230
dma_map_single_attrs.constprop.0+0x6c/0xc8
geni_se_rx_dma_prep+0x40/0xcc
qcom_geni_serial_isr+0x310/0x510
__handle_irq_event_percpu+0x110/0x244
handle_irq_event_percpu+0x20/0x54
handle_irq_event+0x50/0x88
handle_fasteoi_irq+0xa4/0xcc
handle_irq_desc+0x28/0x40
generic_handle_domain_irq+0x24/0x30
gic_handle_irq+0xc4/0x148
do_interrupt_handler+0xa4/0xb0
el1_interrupt+0x34/0x64
el1h_64_irq_handler+0x18/0x24
el1h_64_irq+0x64/0x68
arch_local_irq_enable+0x4/0x8
____do_softirq+0x18/0x24
...

-> #1 (&port_lock_key){-.-.}-{2:2}:
_raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x60/0x80
qcom_geni_serial_console_write+0x184/0x1dc
console_flush_all+0x344/0x454
console_unlock+0x94/0xf0
vprintk_emit+0x238/0x24c
vprintk_default+0x3c/0x48
vprintk+0xb4/0xbc
_printk+0x68/0x90
register_console+0x230/0x38c
uart_add_one_port+0x338/0x494
qcom_geni_serial_probe+0x390/0x424
platform_probe+0x70/0xc0
really_probe+0x148/0x280
__driver_probe_device+0xfc/0x114
driver_probe_device+0x44/0x100
__device_attach_driver+0x64/0xdc
bus_for_each_drv+0xb0/0xd8
__device_attach+0xe4/0x140
device_initial_probe+0x1c/0x28
bus_probe_device+0x44/0xb0
device_add+0x538/0x668
of_device_add+0x44/0x50
of_platform_device_create_pdata+0x94/0xc8
of_platform_bus_create+0x270/0x304
of_platform_populate+0xac/0xc4
devm_of_platform_populate+0x60/0xac
geni_se_probe+0x154/0x160
platform_probe+0x70/0xc0
...

-> #0 (console_owner){-...}-{0:0}:
__lock_acquire+0xdf8/0x109c
lock_acquire+0x234/0x284
console_flush_all+0x330/0x454
console_unlock+0x94/0xf0
vprintk_emit+0x238/0x24c
vprintk_default+0x3c/0x48
vprintk+0xb4/0xbc
_printk+0x68/0x90
dma_entry_alloc+0xb4/0x110
debug_dma_map_sg+0xdc/0x2f8
__dma_map_sg_attrs+0xac/0xe4
dma_map_sgtable+0x30/0x4c
get_pages+0x1d4/0x1e4 [msm]
msm_gem_pin_pages_locked+0x38/0xac [msm]
msm_gem_pin_vma_locked+0x58/0x88 [msm]
msm_ioctl_gem_submit+0xde4/0x13ac [msm]
drm_ioctl_kernel+0xe0/0x15c
drm_ioctl+0x2e8/0x3f4
vfs_ioctl+0x30/0x50
...

Chain exists of:
console_owner --> &port_lock_key --> free_entries_lock

Possible unsafe locking scenario:

CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(free_entries_lock);
lock(&port_lock_key);
lock(free_entries_lock);
lock(console_owner);

*** DEADLOCK ***

Call trace:
dump_backtrace+0xb4/0xf0
show_stack+0x20/0x30
dump_stack_lvl+0x60/0x84
dump_stack+0x18/0x24
print_circular_bug+0x1cc/0x234
check_noncircular+0x78/0xac
__lock_acquire+0xdf8/0x109c
lock_acquire+0x234/0x284
console_flush_all+0x330/0x454
consol
---truncated---

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 5.0 5.10.198

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 6.5.6-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.5.6-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.64-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.15.0-1035.37 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +1 5.15.0-94.104 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1053.58 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1056.64 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1056.64.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1051.59 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke +1 5.15.0-1050.55 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1036.42 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm +1 5.15.0-1046.49 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1047.53 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1044.44 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.5 6.5.0-1014.14 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 5.15.0-1022.22 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-igx 5.15.0-1009.9 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1051.57 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +28 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.15.0-1027.31 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1053.58~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1056.64~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1051.59~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +27 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop-5.15 5.15.0-1036.42~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 +1 5.15.0-94.104~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.15 5.15.0-1046.49~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1048.54~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1022.22~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1051.57~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1049.53~20.04.2 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Show 8 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1046.48 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1054.60 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.15.0-1053.58+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-fips 5.15.0-94.104+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.15.0-1055.63+fips2 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux +10 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 +6 No fix yet —

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